Historical Marker
Shepherdstown
Historical marker location:
North King Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
( Marker is on North King Street (Route 480) 0.3 miles east of Shepherd Grade Road, on the right when traveling east.)
Blending the past and the present.
West Virginia is the only state in the United States to be created as a result of the Civil War. In 1861, Virginia seceded from the Union, but many residents in the western part of the state opposed secession and eventually formed their own state, which was admitted to the Union in 1863.